The King of Qi nodded repeatedly. Zhao Kuo's words really spoke to his heart. He was in charge of the Queen Mother above Qi State, and there were a group of ministers watching him below. It was really difficult for him to move forward.
Look at Zhao Kuo again. Like him, he does nothing every day except eating, drinking and having fun. Those ministers don't even dare to fart.
It's just so irritating that people are so different from each other.
'In the final analysis, it's because I don't have money. Without money, I don't have the confidence, and I can't speak forcefully, so no one dares to stop me! "King Qi secretly made up his mind to learn from Zhao Kuo and make money well after he returns.
"I have gained a lot from my visit to Zhao State this time." King Qi was very happy, and he also had a good impression of Zhao Kuo and Zhao State.
"The King of Qi can come often from now on. As long as I am here, our country of Zhao and our country of Qi will be as close as one family." Zhao Kuo was also full of affection for King Qi.
If only the neighbors around him were like King Qi, he would really have peace of mind.
Unfortunately this is not possible.
"The same goes for my country of Qi." King Qi thought of the ostrich he just saw and said to Zhao Kuo, "By the way, I heard that King Zhao is preparing a caravan to go to the Western Regions? I wonder if you can take me to the country of Qi? I have some interest in the legendary Tiao Zhi Kingdom."
"This is a small matter, but the Qi State has to prepare the goods itself. It is best to use Qi Wan. It is light and easy to carry and can be sold at a high price. The people in the Western Region especially like it. You can take care of the rest by yourself." Zhao Kuo said.
Qi Wan is white silk produced in Qi State. It is also the finest silk and is an international commodity, second only to Shu Brocade.
All countries in the Central Plains produced silk, including Zhao State. Men farmed and women weaved, but when it came to silk, the one from Bashu was the best.
"That's natural. We, the Qi State, must prepare the goods ourselves." King Qi waved to the ministers behind him, "Immediately send people back to Linzi, organize a group of caravans, and set off with the Zhao State."
"No." The minister of Qi responded quickly.
After visiting the garden, Zhao Kuo took King Qi to Jiantiansi. Here is the most advanced telescope in the entire Zhao Kingdom, built on the astrological platform.
"The king is here?" When Gan De and Shi Shen heard that Zhao Kuo was coming, they thought it was Zhao Kuo who had figured it out and was going to invest money in researching how to go to heaven. They ran out of the Supervisor Tiansi excitedly without any grace. After learning that it was not the case, , his face changed instantly, and he casually raised his hands and said, "I am already so old, and the king is still tormenting us two old guys. If you have anything to do, just tell that boy Yin Gao."
"These are the three great astrologers of our Zhao Kingdom, Gan De, Shi Shen and Yin Gao." Zhao Kuo introduced to the King of Qi. Speaking of which, Gan De was still from Qi, but the King of Qi didn't know about it, so Zhao Kuo didn't mention it, lest the King of Qi would be unhappy.
"I have seen three of them." King Qi said, cupping his hands.
Gan De, Shi Shen and Yin Gao quickly leaned over and returned the greeting.
"Your Majesty, what is this..." Gan De looked at Zhao Kuo and asked carefully.
"I took King Qi to see the stars." Zhao Kuo said.
"Looking at the stars?" Gan De and Shi Shen looked at each other, their eyes lit up, and they clapped their chests and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this matter will be left to us two old men. I guarantee that King Qi will be satisfied."
King Qi looked at Zhao Kuo for no apparent reason. He was just looking at the stars. Why did he come here specially? Can't he look at them everywhere? Besides, I am not interested in stars either.
"King Qi, please come here." Gan De and Shi Shen surrounded King Qi on the left and right, and pulled the Qi Dynasty telescope away without explanation, "King Qi doesn't know, the stars we see are not the same as they actually are. , they only have a little bit hanging in the sky, but they are actually very big, almost as big as the earth under our feet..."
The two old men Gan De and Shi Shen didn't care whether King Qi could understand him or not, and they didn't care how much damage their words would cause to King Qi's world view. They directly surrounded King Qi in all directions with a three-dimensional surround.
King Qi was dizzy, and before he understood what was happening, he was pulled to the telescope.
"King Qi, please see, this is the moon. According to our speculation, the moon revolves around the earth. By the way, we named the earth under our feet the earth. We speculate that the area of the moon is larger than the entire country of Qi. I am now
Studying how to fly to the moon. "Gande said with joy.
"Fly to the moon?" King Qi's pupils dilated instantly. He didn't understand a word of what Gan De said in front of him, but he understood the last sentence.
He thought Gander was just an ordinary old man, but now he realized that he had underestimated Gander.
Ascension, isn't this something only gods can do?
"That's right! My lifelong dream is to move to the moon one day. Is King Qi interested?" Gander finally revealed his fox tail.
It doesn't matter if Zhao Kuo doesn't support his research, we still have the King of Qi, and the Qi State has been rich since ancient times. Even if it is not as rich as the current Zhao State, it is richer than other countries. Supporting his small research is not something that can be achieved.
Gander has no psychological pressure on his old club who cheated him.
"Can a mediocre person... also go to the moon?" King Qi's calm heart gradually became restless, and his breathing began to quicken.
This is the moon, the place where immortals live in legend. If you can fly to the moon, can you become an immortal and live forever?
"Of course. But I have some problems with my research now..." Gander said.
"What's the problem?" King Qi said quickly.
"There's not enough money," Gander said.
"How many do you need? I'm here." King Qi waved his hand.
"Initially, we need five hundred million, no, one hundred million." Gan De was afraid of scaring King Qi away, so he didn't dare to ask for more.
"I don't have that much money." The King of Qi said in embarrassment. Although he was the King of Qi, he was constrained everywhere in Qi. He didn't have much money at his disposal. Yesterday, he donated 30 million to the doctors. Where else could he have it? Money to Gander.
"Fifty million is fine," Gan De said through gritted teeth. He didn't expect that the dignified King Qi could be so poor.
"Not even 50 million..." King Qi said with some embarrassment, "But don't worry, old man, I have learned a lot about making money from King Zhao... Well, the way to make money, I will definitely help you when I have money. The old gentleman’s.”
"Your Majesty..." Gan De and Shi Shen looked at Zhao Kuo eagerly, almost crying. Everyone in the Zhao Kingdom knows that their king has a mountain of money. He is definitely not short of money, but he just wants to give it to them.
"I really have no money." Zhao Kuo spread his hands. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Gan De and Shi Shen, but he couldn't waste Zhao's money.
"Yin Gao." Gan De shouted behind him.
"Old Gan." Yin Gao stepped forward quickly.
"You come and explain to the King and King Qi. I'm a little tired, so I went back to rest." Gan De waved his hand.
"Isn't King Zhao interested in going to the moon?" King Qi looked at Zhao Kuo.
"There is some interest, but I don't think humans will be able to land on the moon in a short time." Zhao Kuo said, also reminding King Qi not to throw money around.
When King Qi threw money at the doctor's house before, Zhao Kuo was happy to see the results. He even planned to take King Qi to the farmhouse and the Mo family to show off the good things to King Qi and see if he could get some money by the way.
But Zhao Kuo didn't want King Qi to throw money at the moon landing plan.
If you spend money in other places, you can see some results to some extent, but it is absolutely impossible to achieve results in the moon landing, not at all.
Unfortunately, King Qi Hui misunderstood Zhao Kuo. He thought Zhao Kuo was talking about a short period of time as a few months or a few years, but he did not know that Zhao Kuo was talking about a thousand years...
"I can wait slowly, as long as there is hope." King Qi said with a smile.
"If you are lucky and the tomb is not robbed, it is possible that the bones will see the light of day." Zhao Kuo said.
"..." King Qi.
Zhao Kuo patted King Qi on the shoulder and stopped talking. He had already reminded him that if King Qi still insisted on jumping into the pit, there was nothing he could do.
For the next period of time, Zhao Kuo took King Qi on horseback to shoot arrows and hunt in the mountains every day. The King of Qi had never been so happy. He stayed in Zhao for more than half a month before returning to Qi.
Before leaving, two old men, Gan De and Shi Shen, sent King Qi outside the city to talk with him.
Walked all the way, and finally left reluctantly.
It's hard to find rich people these days. Although Zhao Kuo was rich, he refused to give them life or death, so he had to find a solution from King Qi.
Seeing King Qi patting his chest and promising, Zhao Kuo knew that what he had said before was in vain. King Qi had been fooled by the two old men Gan De and Shi Shen and was unable to find the north.
"Your Majesty, the merits of all the officers and men have been tallied up. No one has been missed, and the list has been compiled." Le Yi found Zhao Kuo and handed over a long list and a small book.
"Please inform them." Zhao Kuo took the list.
"I will go and inform the entire army and the people in the city." Le Yi was a little excited.
The next day, at dawn, the people in Handan City got up from their beds and walked towards the south of the city. By the time they arrived at the south of the city, there were already huge crowds of people everywhere.
Soon, a dull sound came from the distant land, like war drums and thunder. Then, Zhao Jun emerged from the horizon and quickly approached Handan.
The one who rushed to the front was Zhao Feiqi, the pride of the State of Zhao.
Behind Zhao Feiqi was the Great Wall Army.
After all the cavalry except the Imperial Guards came out, it was the Xuanjia Army led by Lian Po and the Zhao infantry.
Behind the infantry were the crossbowmen led by the Shesheng Battalion.
Finally came Zhao Kuo and the imperial guards.
None of the legions showed off their skills, and Zhao Feiqi didn't even release his light wings. He just passed by everyone normally, but everyone was filled with shock.
Just by passing by them, they felt the power of the stormy waves. If Zhao Jun unleashed all his power, no ordinary person would be able to withstand it.
Whenever a legion reaches a fixed position, it will stop and stand silently without making any noise.
Zhao Kuo, wearing a military uniform and riding on a war horse, led the imperial guards across the sea of people and went straight to the platform. Zhao Kuo got on his horse, walked to the stage, and faced everyone.
"I reformed the law and perfected the military merit system. It is stipulated that all Zhao people can join the army. All Zhao soldiers will be rewarded for their merits and punished for their mistakes. Since last year, our Zhao country has successively fought with Qin, Yan and Qi. The Three Kingdoms went to war, and countless soldiers fought bravely and made great contributions. Today, under the witness of my Zhao people, I will award medals to our Zhao army officers and soldiers."
"The first person to be awarded the honor was Wu'an Lord Li Mu. Last year, the Yan State violated the peace treaty and sent a hundred thousand troops to attack our Zhao State's Hejian County. After Li Mu received the order, he led the Great Wall Army southward and defeated the one hundred thousand Yan Army in twenty days. One It was a miracle that Yue captured Jicheng and destroyed the capital of Yan State."
"In May of this year, Qin general Wang Ling led an army of 40,000 troops from Hanoi to besiege Handan. After Li Mu received the news, he attacked thousands of miles in three days, defeated the Qin army outside the city, and captured the Qin army general and 40,000 Qin troops."
"Afterwards, Li Mu led the Great Wall Army to the frontline battlefield for support. When the two armies were fighting, he defeated several Qin troops one after another and shot the King of Qin dead."
Everyone's eyes are focused on Li Mu. If it weren't for the Zhao Kingdom and the King of Zhao, Li Mu would be the only military god of the younger generation of the Zhao Kingdom.
"General! Go up." Sima Shang tried his best to lower his voice.
The officers and men of the Great Wall Army all looked at Li Mu. Although they did not speak, they all encouraged Li Mu with their eyes.
"Jun Wu'an's meritorious service is inseparable from the help of the Great Wall Army. Therefore, I award the first individual medal to Lord Wu An. And the first team medal, I award it to the Great Wall Army. Please come to the end with Lord Wu An, Li Mu, and the Great Wall Army." In front." Zhao Kuo continued.
"And us?" The Great Wall Army looked at Zhao Kuo and Li Mu in surprise. They thought that the first medal of merit was awarded to Li Mu, but they didn't expect that all of them had a share.
"Come on." Zhao Kuo looked at Li Mu with a smile. When Li Mu walked up to him, he hung the prepared merit medal on Li Mu's chest.
The Great Wall Medal was made of gold and bronze, sparkling in the sunlight. It was engraved with a pattern of the Great Wall. Above the pattern were the three characters "Great Wall Army" and in the lower right corner was Li Mu's name.
In addition, there is a first-class personal merit medal, also made of gold and bronze, with a sharp sword engraved on it, which also has
Li Mu’s name.
Each of Zhao's merit medals is specially made. Li Mu's merit medal is engraved with Li Mu's name, and the merit medals of other soldiers are engraved with the names of other soldiers.
Each type of merit medal is different in model, size, and material.
It can be said that every medal of merit is unique.
Le Yi, Lian Po and others also came forward to award medals of merit to the soldiers of the Great Wall Army.
"Great Wall Army!"
"Great Wall Army!"
"Great Wall Army!"
At some point, shouts echoed throughout the surroundings, and all Zhao people cheered wildly for the Great Wall Army at the top of their lungs.
"The Great Wall Army has guarded the northern border of our Zhao Kingdom for decades and has never failed our Zhao Kingdom and all the people of the Central Plains. But what I want has never been defense, but offense. I hope that the Great Wall Army can protect our Zhao Kingdom from The big shield turned into a sharp sword that slashed at the enemy." Zhao Kuo patted Li Mu on the shoulder.
"The final general will live up to the king's trust." Li Mu said solemnly.
"The Great Wall Army has lived up to the king's trust." All the Great Wall Army shouted.
"You can take the Great Wall Army down first." Zhao Kuo said.
"promise."
After the Great Wall Army retreated, everyone's eyes focused on Zhao Kuo again.
"The second person to be awarded the title is Duping Jun Tian Dan. Last year, Qin attacked South Korea and Wei. Tian Dan was ordered to support South Korea. He first led the army to kill Qin General Zhang Ruo and defeated the Qin army. Then he killed Qin General Zhang Tang. , and captured 50,000 Qin troops with bloody swords..."
